Exam 3: How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind

An oral administration refers to a delivery through the __________.

Body movement depends on which part of the brain?

Inoculations are typically administered via ________ injections.

Psychoactive drugs affect our behavior and experience __________.

The vomiting center of the brain is located in the __________.

According to the text,deficiencies in acetylcholine and/or nicotine receptors are linked to __________.

Elimination of drugs can be done via sweat and saliva.

The half-life of cocaine is only a few hours.

Through norepinephrine is found all over the brain,in which part is it most concentrated?

There are approximately 100 billion neurons in the brain.

The order of absorption times from slowest to fastest in the following injections are __________.

When multiple drugs activate the same type of receptor sites,the effects of each drug on the brain are equivalent.

Women may be affected more by alcohol than men due to __________.

Expectations about a drug effect determine the extent to which _______ occurs.

The "on" state of the neuron is generally referred to as the __________.

Analogy: Sublingual is to transdermal as __________.

The combination of morphine or heroin with naloxone or naltrexone is an example of __________.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which the body eliminates drugs?

If Drug A has an effect of 3 and Drug B has an effect of 6,a purely additive combination effect would be equivalent to 18.

Which route of administration provides the slowest absorption into the brain,in general?